Rotational spectroscopy of methyl benzoylformate and methyl mandelate: structure and internal dynamics of a model reactant and product of enantioselective reduction

Elijah G. Schnitzler, Mohammad Reza Poopari, Yunjie Xu, Wolfgang Jäger
2015 Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP  
Rotational spectra of a prochiral ester, methyl benzoylformate, and the product of its enantioselective reduction, (R)-(–)-methyl mandelate, were measured, and minimum energy conformers and methyl rotation barriers were determined.
doi:10.1039/c5cp03114a pmid:26234934 fatcat:7v4pbjaos5guje7wajprbzllzy